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janbo1960
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 Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:53 am Post subject: Cup fans lose trousers over sponsor row |
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Up to 1,000 Netherlands fans had to watch yesterday's World Cup win over Cote d'Ivoire in their underpants because of a sponsorship row, soccer's governing world body FIFA has confirmed.
A FIFA spokesman said the fans arrived at the stadium wearing trousers in their team's traditional orange and branded with the name of a Dutch brewery.
But the fans were denied entry because the American company which makes Budweiser beer had bought the exclusive rights to promote their brand in the stadium.
The fans duly removed their trousers and watched the match in their underpants.
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IRiSHMaFIA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: |
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I actually saw a few people in their underwear in the stands and wondered what the hell that was all about. I reckon this clears it up.
That's pretty odd for them not to admit the people into the stadium that way and to make them take their clothes off is going a bit overboard. I suppose it wouldn't have been too bad if there was something good worth looking at, but there wasn't lol  |
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janbo1960
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Lucky there were no 'true' Scotsmen!!!! |
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IRiSHMaFIA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: |
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jaysus you've a good point there!
Imagine if these 2 blokes were sitting behind you and tartan was banned? You'd be constantly getting poked in the back of the head 
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